A new way to dress for your campus trek How hikercore can help you throughout the winter season
Photo by Matty Flader / Photo Reporter By Shaan Babrah, Contributor As you drudge through second semester, it is hard to not notice all the business-casual students on their way to class, clutching cups of coffee for warmth. One can only wonder whether there is any point in wearing a button-up and dress shoes to pour over a textbook in the library. The Indeed and LinkedIn tabs that seem to be on every computer in sight certainly don’t...
FIVE fashion items for anyone The best gifts come with a variety of designs and forms that can suit anyone
Photo C/O Unsplash By: Katie van Kampen, Contributor Finding the perfect gift while holiday shopping is hard and will likely be time consuming, nerve wracking and frankly, stressful. Clothing, in particular, is nearly impossible to get right. What size is the person you’re shopping for? What styles do they like? Do they prefer fitted or oversized? With so many variables to consider, you’re overwhelmed. To help you find gifts that...
A little vintage soul in this geek Downtown vintage clothing shop has more in store than a wardrobe
Photo by Kyle West By: Drew Simpson A maroon building nestled between shops on King Street East right before Jarvis Street is home to VintageSoulGeek. As the aged gold letters spelling out the shop’s name suggest, it’s a vintage boutique selling clothing, jewelry and accessories. Owned by couple Nik and Connie Bulajic, where Connie is the curator and Nik calls himself the shop boy or shop keeper. As the curator, Connie carefully picks...
SUPERCRAWL ’18 A recap of the festival's 10th anniversary on James Street North
In our latest issue, we caught up with some musicians, artists, designers, and chefs showing off their craft on the streets! Related Posts Ten things you need to watch on Disney+ right nowHamilton coming together in uncertain timesRecruitment in the wake of...
Streetwear sit down with Foreign Waves International and Zander Zander vs Foreign Waves
Photo C/O Foreign Waves International By Anastasia Gaykalova The Silhouette sat down with the creative mind behind Zander, Matthew Alexander, and Foreign Waves International’s designer duo, Michael St. Jean and Kadeem Jarrett, during Supercrawl weekend to talk about the Hamilton-based streetwear brands’ take on street fashion, their creative process and friendly competition. The Sil: How would you describe your brand in three...
The success of Hamilton’s first Black Hair Brunch Denoire Collective educates the community on embracing their locks without letting their hair down
Photos by Aaron de Jesus It took only one glimpse at Shaneece Jeffers and Esther Adjekum to notice their gorgeous hairstyles. As I sit down, I think about how us three black women are each confidently wearing our hair, wonderfully demonstrating some of the messaging Jeffers and Adjekum have been spreading in Hamilton. Jeffers and Adjekum are the creators of Denoire Collective, which aims to inform, educate and engage Black and Brown...
![Due to the closure of the University and Ontario’s limits on gatherings, McMaster’s Socrates Project has had to cancel the remainder of their in person events. However, these cancellations don’t mean the end of the Project’s initiatives. Read about the Socrates Project’s future plans in this week’s online issue of the Silhouette!
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